21-year-old dies in single-car rollover crash in Tewksbury

TEWKSBURY, Mass. — Massachusetts State Police are investigating a fatal rollover crash that happened on Route 495, south of Route 38, in Tewksbury early Friday morning.

MSP, along with Tewksbury Police, received reports of the crash at 2:19 a.m. After responding to the scene, officers were able to determine the driver, later identified as Chris Otero, 21, of Haverhill, was ejected from the vehicle. Ongoing investigation at the scene suggests the vehicle was traveling southbound before it rolled over and came to rest on the northbound side.

Tewksbury Fire and EMS attempted life-saving measures on scene before transporting Otero to Lowell Greater Hospital, where he later was pronounced deceased.

Otero was driving a 2008 Honda Accord coupe southbound when, for reasons still undetermined, he lost control of the vehicle and went off the left side of the road. The car struck the median guardrail barrier, rolled over, and came to rest in the median.

The crash remains under investigation by Troop A of the Massachusetts State Police, the State Police Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Section, and the State Police Crime Scene Services Section.

At this time northbound lanes on Rt. 495 have been opened and two southbound lanes have been closed to accommodate the ongoing crash reconstruction.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.

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